<p style="text-align: justify;">The de la Cruz Collection presents their 2016 exhibition <span class="ital"><strong>"You've Got to Know the Rules...to Break Them."</strong></span> Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz have selected a group of artists from their personal collection associated with the defining of 21st-century practice. This exhibition contextualizes New American Painting with German Neo-Expressionism, revealing earnest explorations of the artists technical acumen. Through experimentation, they antagonize accepted practices by drawing upon a variety of themes including cultural, historical and sociopolitical modes.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Aware of the influence that technology and the rise of consumerism have on their work, artists exhibited follow the cool forms of Minimalism and Expressionism, while injecting their works with subtle negations of their process. This is present in sculpture as well, as these artists embrace failure and compromise in spite of pre-conceived notions of the final object. Through explorations of the material and traditional techniques behind painting and sculpture, these works co-exist timelessly as strategies of stylistic appropriation, raise questions of subjectivity and originality.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The artists selected for the third-floor, Félix González-Torres, Arturo Herrera, Jim Hodges, Alex Israel, Ana Mendieta, and Rob Pruitt transform everyday objects by accepting diverse ideologies and rejecting the notion that art has a single vantage point. Through their use of everyday materials, these artists create sensual manifestations that reference nature, inviting us to participate in moments that are deeply personal. Interaction with the works stimulates our senses and challenges us to reflect on the individual and collective perspective.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">By merging a variety of styles and mediums, the works selected for this year's exhibition mirror contemporary culture while allowing an open-ended conversation of various interpretations and possibilities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Artist in the exhibition:</b>
Allora &amp; Calzadilla, Tauba Auerbach, Walead Beshty, Mark Bradford, Joe Bradley, Dan Colen, Martin Creed, Aaron Curry, Peter Doig, Isa Genzken, Félix González-Torres, Mark Grotjahn, Wade Guyton, Rachel Harrison, Arturo Herrera, Jim Hodges, Evan Holloway, Thomas Houseago, Alex Israel, JPW3, Jacob Kassay, Alex Katz, Martin Kippenberger, Glenn Ligon, Michael Linares, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Ana Mendieta, Albert Oehlen, David Ostrowski, Jorge Pardo, Sigmar Polke, Seth Price, Rob Pruitt, Sterling Ruby, Analia Saban, Josh Smith, Reena Spaulings, Rudolf Stingel, Cosima von Bonin, Guyton/Walker, Kelley Walker, Christopher Wool.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong> 2014-15 Exhibition Pamphlets</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://delacruzcollection.org/new/pamphlets/2016/2015-16_First-Floor-Pamphlet.pdf" target="_blank">First Floor</a>  <span style="color: #999999;">|</span>  Second Floor <span style="color: #999999;"> |</span>  Third Floor</p>


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